Hi, I'm Jermaine Griggs, founder of this site. We teach people how to express themselves through the language of music. Just as you talk and listen freely, music can be enjoyed and played in the same way... if you know the rules of the "language!" I started this site at 17 years old in August 2000 and more than a decade later, we've helped literally millions of musicians along the way. Enjoy!

Dear jermaine, your lessons are very helpful. I ve known things that i never knew before. i ve even given your email to a friend who introduced me to piano playing. U are my mentor away.
keep the good work up.

I started learning keyboard around 1997 and I became a member of this website in 2000, but I was too lazy and reluctant to go through most of the lessons here, but of recent I saw a friend of mine who plays the keyboard much better than I, and when I asked him of his secret, he told me it was ‘hearandplay.com which he joined in 2006

HI!
I am an advanced pianist who knows another pianist who might benefit from your lessons.
His name is DAN FARROW
He plays the piano by hear, as well as guitar and also sings.His address:
526 N.Lake St. #99
Boyne City MI 49712
His e-mail: danieldonovan.com/danieldonovanfarrow.
His phone # 231-675-2935
Please contact him and tell him I recommended you to him
Sincerely,
Lucien Joubert

Hello Jermain;
by listen to the tones of the chord 1-6 1-5 1-4 this helping me to
learn how to know what tone you are are playing in;this was a very good lesson
can I put tis on a tape recorder and just practice this.
Thanks again for your time.Should I play these in all major chordsfirst?

Hi Jermaine,
thank you for the input on this phone workshop. I found it through the email I received from you today, where you were checking on my progress after 60 days of lessons. I was really touched! However the audio got cut off at a certain point. Still it really spoke to my heart God bless you!
I am working on the lessons, mainly still learning the scales and cords and the basics. I am also doing Hanon exercises. Your message did encourage me to go harder after progress. It’s so true what you said about our mindsets having to be right.
thanks again!

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I am struggling to relate scales can you please write them down and highlight the relationship.I tried to listen to the voice clips but you are little bit too fast for me.I am a begginer very serious about learning how to play a piano and with this website I seem to learn easily and I thank you for that.

1. Student looks away from the keyboard; instructor plays two notes four intervals apart and asks student to identify which is the higher note. This is done until a best in five is achieved.
2. Repeat (1) at intervals of three, two and one with the same accuracy achievement.

B. Playing the Melody

1. Choose at least three simple songs that you like and know very well.
2. Sing the first line of the song three times.
3. Sing the first note of the song three times.
4. Find and play that first note on the keyboard three times.
5. Try playing the song starting with the first note without looking at the keyboard. This will take quite a lot of practice at first since you are teaching your brain a new skill of tonal recognition.

C. Chordal Harmony

There are three Primary Chords in every key. Do the following exercise with the primary chords in the key of C Major which are C, F and G in that order.
1. In half time, play the C chord twice, F once, G once and back to C twice.
2. Repeat this sequence ten times singing along to a constant beat for rhythm development.
Note: This exercise of chord sequence and harmony applies to all keys.

D. Playing the Chords

To play the chord accompaniment for any piece of music, you must first find the key of the piece of music. This should be easy if you have mastered the Chordal Harmony exercise. Here is how it’s done:
1. Play the first melody measure/phrase of the song and find the bass note that anchors the phrase. That note represents the key of the song. For example, if that note is C, then the key of the song is C Major for which the primary chords are C, F and G.
2. With your chordal harmony training you would be able to effect the necessary chord changes of the piece of music.